'Here's looking at you, kid"

"I should never have switched from Scotch to Martinis " The last words of famous actor, Humphrey Bogart. He died January 14th 1957. He died of esophageal cancer, he had always been a heavy drinker and smoker. And by 1956, when he finally decided he would go see a doctor, it was too late. Bogart is remembered for his role of Rick in the hit movie Casablanca as well as many others.

Humphrey Bogart was born in in New York City in December of 1899. He attended the Trinity School, and then attended Phillips Academy which is in Andover, Massachusetts. His parents wanted him to go to Yale, but he was kicked out of Phillips Academy in 1918.

He began his acting career in 1921 on the Brooklyn stage. He played a Japanese butler. He appeared in at least 17 Broadway productions between the years of 1922 and 1935. When the play The Petrified Forest came out, that's when Bogart's fame rose. Warner Bros. bought the screen rights to the play and made it into a movie. The movie got great reviews, and Bogart was quickly becoming a household name.

Casablanca, which is one of the most well known movies in America, starred Humphrey Bogart. He played a night club owner named Rick. This was Bogart's first romantic role ever, and he did it practically flawlessly. His female counterpart in the movie was Ingrid Bergman. Casablanca, in 1943, won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Bogart was nominated for his portrayal of Rick, but ended up losing to Paul Lukas, who starred in Watch on the Rhine. Although, in 1952 he won Best Actor for his role in The African Queen. He was also nominated for the British Academy Awards, in 1953, for the same role, but did not end up winning the award. In 1955 he was nominated for an Oscar for his role in the movie The Caine Mutiny. And in 1999 he was named by the American Film Institute as the Greatest Male Star of All Time. He also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

"The whole world is three drinks behind." A quote from Bogart, who was a frequent drinker. His drinking and smoking led to his ultimate death. being the funny, charismatic man that he was he had a sense of humor, even though he was on his death bed. His last words are the perfect example of the kind of man he truly was.